Here are some real things I hear pretty often as a doula AND educator:

1. I don’t need to take a class because you (my doula) will be at my birth

2. People have been having babies since the beginning of time, I’m not sure that I need to spend 6+ hours learning how to do something so natural

3. I’m planning to get an epidural, so I don’t need a class that teaches me how to cope with labor

4. When I’m in labor I’m going to forget everything I learned in class, anyway, so why take it?

But here’s what all of those reasons look like in reality:…

There are so many things you can use to help you through labor. There are totally different techniques, lots of comprehensive and super effective programs you can use like Hypno, and a lot of position support and comfort measures that trained support people can bring to your birth as well. But let’s get back to the basics with these 6 tips for coping with labor.